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The National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on 24 April in India every year in the country. On this day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed village Panchayats across the country to mark the National Panchayati Raj Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On this day, the Constitution of India recognized Panchayats as ‘Institutions of […]
International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace is observed on 24th April to disseminate the advantages of multilateralism and diplomacy for peace through educational and public awareness-raising activities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points To commemorate and promote the day, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convenes a one-day high-level plenary meeting. History-International Day
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A team of researchers at Faridabad-based Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) led by Dr Avinash Bajaj has initiated a study to engineer virucidal coatings to prevent the Covid-19 transmission. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The study includes antimicrobial molecules that can target the membranes of microorganisms selectively. The molecules that will target the membranes
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Union Human Resource Development Minister has released the alternative academic calendars at the upper primary stage (Classes VI to VIII) on 23 April. The calendars were developed by the NCERT under the guidance of the MHRD. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The move by the government is to engage students meaningfully during their stay
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The Supreme Court has provided more teeth to the anti-narcotics law and held that it is the quantity of the entire banned drug mixture and not its purity which will determine the punishment for an offender under the legislation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points SC considered the fact that illicit drugs are often sold
The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) is making nutrient-rich foods for patients affected by COVID-19 and also those who have recovered from the disease. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IIFPT has been manufacturing such nutrient-rich foods for COVID-19 patients under medical examination. The aim is to focus on nutrition to improve immunity
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Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalize cannabis farming in the hopes that sales from the plant will provide some relief to its debt-ridden economy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The legislation stated that marijuana cultivation will be considered for medicinal and industrial purposes. Any recreational use of marijuana will remain illegal. The
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Shilpa Medicare has launched its generic version of cancer drug Dasatinib at a monthly therapy cost of Rs 6,440. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Dasashil, the branded generic anti-cancer drug, will be available in all dosage strengths of 20 mg, 50 mg, 70 mg, and 100 mg tablets. The drug is used for the
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The Tianwen-1 mission launched atop a Long March 5 rocket from Hainan Island’s Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on July 23. China National Space Administration’s (CNSA) Mars mission as “Tianwen.” It means Heavenly Questions or Questions to Heaven, a poem written by China’s well-known poet Qu Yuan (340-278 BC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points CNSA
In Manipur, remembering the people who valiantly fought in the Anglo-Manipuri War in 1891, state government commemorated ‘ Khongjom Day’ at Khongjom War Memorial Complex, Thoubal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The last battle fought between the Manipur kingdom and the British Empire was the 1891 armed conflict. The battle was fought in Kheba
